The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a High Surf Warning for west facing shores of Hawaii Island beginning noon on Friday (Jan 13) until Saturday (Jan 14).

A very large west northwest swell is expected to arrive tonight bringing rising surf Friday with warning level surf expected. The new swell be from a more westerly direction than the last swell so it will bring warning level surf to west facing shores of Hawaii island.

Surf is forecast to be in the 8-12 foot range along west facing shores in Kona and Kohala.

A Small Craft Advisory is in effect from 6 a.m. Friday (Jan 13) until 6 a.m. Saturday (Jan 14) for the Alenuihaha Channel, windward, leeward and southeast waters of Hawaii Island. Winds from the southeast at 10-20 knots along with seas building to 10-16 feet are forecast.